How to Use cannon in a Sentence

cannon

1 of 2 noun
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  • But walls and cannons were not enough to curb the British.
    — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • A couple of times the boom of cannon is heard from the mainland.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a knack that Hilton has of when, and how, to come off the edge like he was shot out of a cannon.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Williams’s cannon-like serve carried her through much of the set.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
  • When the singing stopped, I just got blown out of a cannon with all of this other stuff.
    — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The sound of the cork releasing from the bottle should be more of a sigh than cannon fire.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
  • One or more of the Bradleys fired about a half-dozen 25mm cannon rounds at the vehicle.
    — William Branigin, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • My cousin was still handing out the cannons, and then BOOM — a cloud of pink powder was in the air.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • The crew members likely dumped the Tyger’s heavy cannons from the boat to slow her descent.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Bradley can be equipped with a 25mm cannon and other weaponry.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Raging fire cannons send flames leaping 25 feet in the air.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
  • Grandson Oliver caught a T-shirt from the mid-game T-shirt cannon.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Adele asked during a break in songs, while patrolling her stage and armed with a T-shirt cannon.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • And there was another play where Reichel crashed the net like he was shot out of a cannon.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Sure, plenty of hot hatchbacks let out the same type of cannon fire, but none of them quite match the energy of the Elantra N.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
  • However, it has not been confirmed if the items found were in parts of a wrecked ship or cannons.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Momoa’s version of loose-cannon comedic quirk seems to owe a debt to Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The buzz: The Boilermakers have a giant drum and a tiny cannon, and no, those aren’t metaphors for anything.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • Shough has a cannon of an arm, but had a costly tendency to project throws.
    — Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Cue opening cannon fire on civilians protesting in the streets.
    — Vulture, 10 July 2023
  • Across the street, young children shouted and ran around their school playground, while the sound of cannons boomed from the nearby mountains.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • He was even invited to fire the cannon after a Bearcats touchdown.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The distant chatter of machine gun and cannon fire and the dull thuds of explosions were reminders that the fighting was close.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Sofiyka was backed against a thicket of trees, its cannon aimed toward Bakhmut.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Ballister’s sword is green; the Director’s scepter is green; the cannon at the end is green — even though all of the Institute weapons are blue.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • At night, the sky was routinely slashed by air defense missiles and cannon fire.
    — Sebastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In this large-scale set piece, the French army fires cannons at Russian soldiers on a field of ice, and the explosions plunge them into the water.
    — Armond White, National Review, 24 Nov. 2023
  • We’re meant to take it on faith when Napoleon alone determines how to take out the Anglo-Spanish fleet at Toulon with their own cannons.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe those red-zone pirate-ship cannons will be a little quieter this trip.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • Klimt’s mysticism is a kind of busy stagecraft, all confetti cannons and angels dangling from ropes.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
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cannon

2 of 2 verb
  • The ball cannoned off the goalpost and into the net.
  • In the ruthless pecking order of the Islamic State, many of the others amounted to cannon fodder.
    — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2016
  • His third and final goal had more than a slice of luck to it, as Ruben Loftus-Cheek's effort from outside of the box cannoned into the back of his right foot and looped into the net.
    — SI.com, 25 June 2018
  • Jesus had the chance to score from the spot in the second half but cannoned his effort off the inside of the post, with the rebound falling to his teammate Bernardo Silva to tap home.
    — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Chances were starting to dry up, but an Eriksen free kick found Jan Vertonghen - who's header cannoned off the post - and Kane couldn't sort his feet out quick enough to tuck into the empty net.
    — SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • In stoppage time Mateus Uribe fired a stinging shot from long range and Pickford leaped to keep it out with one outstretched hand, sending it wide of the goal and cannoning into the advertising boards.
    — James Ellingworth, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • Hakan Calhanoglu also came close to stealing the lead for Milan, blasting one from several yards out following a breakaway, but his shot unluckily cannoned off the crossbar.
    — SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • After firing home Liverpool's opener at 35 minutes with a perfect shot that cannoned in off the base of the crossbar and left goalkeeper Alisson no chance, Salah merely raised his hands to shoulder height as his teammates engulfed him.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Board President Jim Patterson said village ordinance requires a 8-foot-tall fence in a commercial area, and that the board legally cannon approve a taller fence without approval from the zoning board of appeals.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The succession of niggling fouls had caused Watford's first-half domination to fall by the wayside and Luka Milivojevic almost made them pay - the midfielder's free kick cannoning back off the upright with Karnezis beaten.
    — SI.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • The ball cannoned off the goalpost and into the net.
  • In the ruthless pecking order of the Islamic State, many of the others amounted to cannon fodder.
    — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2016
  • His third and final goal had more than a slice of luck to it, as Ruben Loftus-Cheek's effort from outside of the box cannoned into the back of his right foot and looped into the net.
    — SI.com, 25 June 2018
  • Jesus had the chance to score from the spot in the second half but cannoned his effort off the inside of the post, with the rebound falling to his teammate Bernardo Silva to tap home.
    — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Chances were starting to dry up, but an Eriksen free kick found Jan Vertonghen - who's header cannoned off the post - and Kane couldn't sort his feet out quick enough to tuck into the empty net.
    — SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • In stoppage time Mateus Uribe fired a stinging shot from long range and Pickford leaped to keep it out with one outstretched hand, sending it wide of the goal and cannoning into the advertising boards.
    — James Ellingworth, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • Hakan Calhanoglu also came close to stealing the lead for Milan, blasting one from several yards out following a breakaway, but his shot unluckily cannoned off the crossbar.
    — SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • After firing home Liverpool's opener at 35 minutes with a perfect shot that cannoned in off the base of the crossbar and left goalkeeper Alisson no chance, Salah merely raised his hands to shoulder height as his teammates engulfed him.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Board President Jim Patterson said village ordinance requires a 8-foot-tall fence in a commercial area, and that the board legally cannon approve a taller fence without approval from the zoning board of appeals.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The succession of niggling fouls had caused Watford's first-half domination to fall by the wayside and Luka Milivojevic almost made them pay - the midfielder's free kick cannoning back off the upright with Karnezis beaten.
    — SI.com, 21 Apr. 2018

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